From being an Abandoned who had rarely left the Hollowed Grounds, to embracing the call of adventure, to dying and being reborn first as an Ascended and then as an Ancient, Maea has gone through quite the amount of changes in her life. One thing remains common, though, in her attempts to find out just where she belongs; she’s always had a craving for knowledge which has brought her to so many places and to meet so many people here in Caido. We can’t wait to see what else is in store for her!
Congratulations, Maea!
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"It would be useful to have one in the Wilds. It's the one place the compasses won't get us." Gideon replied, feeling comfortable enough in this company to discuss the Order's teleportation methods. "Can't see why Cian would say no." After all, the further and quicker they were able to travel, the better for the Old God's chances against the Ascended and their portals.
Just as he was about to ask for something to sand down the planks, they had some unwelcome guests. Gideon stood up and took a step back - he knew that while it sounded silly, Waders could be very nasty indeed to deal with. Seeing Felix transform into such a magnificent and strong creature before them calmed his nerves though and he trusted that he had it in hand. Ignoring the waders, he got on with sorting and beginning to sand the planks with whatever he could find in their tools.
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Gideon thinks he isn't going to be much use vs the Waders (unless you want to see him wrestle them lol) so assuming Felix has it in hand, hes gonna sort the planks and start sanding.
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
The way up and the way down are one in the same I'm calling an audible late in the game
Like Felix, Remi is all too keen to assist with the birds, and though earlier he hadn't been happy about leaving Gideon and Ronin to handle wood together, the presence of the Waders has undeniably awakened something inside of his belly. Shifting that he might join the Pterydon, the alchemist flashes a shark-toothed grin towards the former bear before turning his attention toward the birds.
Opening his jaws, Remi offers the Waders one of his rumbling roars to give them a chance to rethink their advances. Should that fail, he'll simply advance forward with claws and teeth; building skyports was hungry work, and just now BBQ Bird sounded like an excellent way to close out the afternoon.
Remi shifts into a manticore to help Felix!
If love is everything, love is pain Certain spirits are too bright to be tamed
Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
you've long seen your downfall, spelled out in another's bones
Ronin has just about managed to look very impressed at the sight of the peryton before both Felix and Remi are on the waders, and he halts in his steps towards them before figuring that they absolutely can handle this. "That was my thinking too," Ronin says with a smile towards Gideon, as if a manticore's roar hasn't just filled the clearing. With the birds undoubtedly in hand, he has no issue in joining the Priest with sanding down the planks, and between the two of them they'll make very good progress indeed.
As for the Whispershore Waders? Some of them are smart enough to fuck the fuck off at the sound of Remi's warning. But a lot of them aren't. And so it's an easy and glorious sort of carnage that occurs between the two shifted men, and in short order (and a lot of feathers - a lot of feathers) there is ample meat for BBQ Bird or whatever else they'd like to make.
As an added bonus, it's unlikely that anything within the immediate vicinity will bother them for the next few years hours.
"Dinner as well? Aren't we lucky?" Ronin grins. "We're almost done here - just the last of this to do!"
Final round! We need:
- 1 person to finish sanding the planks
- 2 people to get the planks onto the wagon
- 1 person to prepare the Whispershore Waders for an after-work meal
The way up and the way down are one in the same I'm calling an audible late in the game
The carnage brings a bright and deadly delight into Remi's eyes that sings through his blood and makes his bones feel light in his body. When the remaining birds have been summarily slaughtered, the alchemist shifts back, wiping a bit of blood onto his thigh. "Well if you are almost done, I suppose I shall just deal with this, then." He says with a grin.
Turning, he makes quick work of plucking the birds and preparing them to be roasted. With a rub of sage, juniper, and garlic, Remi places four birds on a spit that turns on its own over a fire thanks to a handy bit of craftsmanship. Gathering up the feathers so that they won't float away, he stuffs them into a bag to be used for some later project. Returning to the fire, Remi hovers over the spit using a large tray to catch the dripping fat and juices to make a gravy with.
Remi cooks!
If love is everything, love is pain Certain spirits are too bright to be tamed
Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
As expected, Remi dispatched with the intruding birds efficiently and viciously; Gideon watched with a slightly manic smile gracing his lips for just a moment as he took in the power of the Old Gods. With this one their side, there was no way they could lose; and this was just against Waders! Who knew what Remi could do in a battle?
Since he was already working on sanding down the planks, he continued with that task, now with the motivation of food and the delicious smell of it in the air to take him towards finishing off the wood. Under his hands the planks became smooth and polished - Only once he was satisfied he could comfortably run his palm along each did he set it aside. They could only have the best for the Skyport, after all.
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Gideon finishes sanding planks!
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
i am not the only traveler who has not repaid his debt
They make a great team, Remi and Felix, and it’s a subject that he certainly plans on telling his mother when he goes home that night – bright eyed and excited. The peryton works with the manticore to wreck the remaining waders’s day until there’s meals to be made and Remi’s already got that ready to go.
The other man, Gideon, works to finish sanding the planks, which leaves Felix to prance back toward Ronin’s side, shifting back into himself with a bright excited grin on the boy’s face as he moves to help get the planks up onto the wagon as indicated, hoping that this is a task he can’t screw up again too. Even if he does, though, the excitement of working with them all and doing some good, certainly would outweigh the bad.
you've long seen your downfall, spelled out in another's bones
Ronin is thoroughly distracted more than once by the smell of the cooking food, but that was pretty much a given right from the start. It doesn't help that Remi is the one making it - it isn't often that he gets to see his husband thrive in the culinary arts, and he plans to remind him of this moment during future kitchen disasters. Still, it's with a bright smile to both Gideon and Felix that he helps out both sanding and heaving the finished planks onto the wagon, and by the time they're all finished with that, food is just about ready.
"Thanks for all of your help," he says warmly, clapping both men on the shoulder and giving it a hearty squeeze. "This should make building the Skyport much easier. You'll have to come and visit Stormbreak when it's done." This is directed to Felix with a mischievous wink, before he's stepping over to Remi's cookfire. "Okay, let's eat!"
~FIN
That concludes the PQ! <3 Thanks for joining in everyone!!
